Bus🚌24 Dec TTC Itchy nips poking thru homemade wreaths, Peeing on 🎄crafting sticks, Touch me up 🎅🏻baby with your festive 🍆cos all we want for 🎄is a BFP!!

[Minster2012]

Welcome to the longest running funniest bus ride in history! Or so we like to think anyway...

We talk sex, tv, work, more sex, food, slimming, RHR, charts, spicing things up or down, crafting (a more recent addition for 🎄🎅🏻) and help each other out in any way possible. Oh and yeah Trying to make babies gets mentioned a bit too but more often than not our bodies just do what they want!

When I say a few of us have been around the TTC block I don’t mean 🍆I mean as a MN group, not just a bus, a mini sanctuary since March for some of through the highs and lows of making babies through 2020 ❤️🥰

How we roll on this bus...
⁃ No judgement & each to their own on your TTC journey
⁃ Sense of humour DEFINITELY required
⁃ A few of us like a sex toy a few don’t, there may be sex toys discussed! 🤪a few of our fellas have enjoyed this aspect
⁃ Support each other, ranting is allowed, saying you are down is encouraged & celebrating our happy days too 😘
⁃ We have fun
⁃ If you have a pet, it’s welcome aboard
⁃ Now mandatory picture of your 🎄tree when up or Xmas decorations / Xmas jumper or similar
⁃ Ditto Wreath - extra points awarded if wreath is homemade 🥰
⁃ NOTHING IS TOO MUCH INFORMATION

@Vil10 currently holds the 👑for filthiest/most embarrassing story, can you beat her??? Though @lucyrp recently spewed sambucca over her fingers so maybe that’s debatable

Story so far...

June 24 BFPs
July 11 BFPs
August 18 BFPs
Sep 4 BFPs
Oct 7 BFPs
Nov 7 BFPs

2 BFPs in Dec already and it’s the 1st 🥳

How many more 🤔

@Newbie0818 and @Kirky658 - 10 days and counting until the magical Christmas Holidays. It has been the longest term ever!!

I've managed to dust and hoover our bedroom and do the ironing, but i've tucked myself up on the sofa and i'm now thinking about a nap. Not the best of ideas, but i'm struggling to drop off to sleep but then wide awake at 5am!

@JustMouse bap and just go to bed a little later
Disclaimer: I could have a 3hiur nap and still sleep normally at night, DH says is not normal

@justmouse yep DH is the teacher in this household, but I for once have got the same time off can't wait!!!
Have a lovely relaxed afternoon, I think I will also be napping, due to my crazy dreams last few nights I have been waking up at 4am ish and not able to get back to sleep for ages x

@paintfairy haha glad you didn't lose him tho!
Talking of napping ladies...I'm not long awake from one. Woke at 730am this morning and looking at more supplements for Dh! When he woke we dtd and I fell asleep for 3 hours, been bliss!
Got sore muscles today tho. Fell down my sisters stairs yesterday and felt alright afterwards although a bit sore, today I am so sore and achy. Every movement hurts 😩

This is our Xmas tree this year ✨ minimalist and simple 🙏🏻

@Kirky658 depends how long you've been ttc tbh. If you're regular I doubt it :/

@lucyrp @Minster2012 as @Franklydear mentioned the fit to fly aspect would be helpful.

@JustMouse I know right! Get these 2 weeks over with 😂 we have inset last Friday so that's one day less too 👍🏻

@notyetamumbuttrying I also had a fall this morning, let dog out this am and went to look for him, slipped on wooden patio and fell straight down... Ouch!!!

@DJmum83 tbh I think it could be either! Your temp shift starts after Friday but a big dip like that could be ovulation. It's giving you dotted crosshairs though because it's unsure as you've been logging fertile CM after ovulation when it should have stopped after ovulation.

@lucyrp fingers crossed that rhr dip was an implantation dip!

@Minster2012 there's only shameful good here!

@Kirky658 ouch! So painful right! Hope you're ok x

@Newbie0818 very pretty display 🤩

@Juno231 how are you? House coming along well?

@notyetamumbuttrying okay I think! We've settled on a floor plan so next steps will be VR to see the space and getting all the surveys done and then we should be able to start with phase one (loft and 1st floor) after sourcing men to do it :) What's the latest with you? Still zen? I'm just waiting for ovulation now but def feel that I've mentally taken a step back from TTC, like I don't actually think it will happen but would feel too uncomfortable stopping tracking all together.

@Franklydear - No nap here. I mopped the kitchen floor and have then wrapped up some of the Christmas presents I have brought so far.

@Kirky658 - How lucky that you've managed to get the same time off. Will make it more enjoyable to have extra time together.

@Newbie0818 - Ooo we have a training day on the 18th as well. The last one was a work from home, so fingers crossed this one might be.

@Newbie0818 I have no idea what that means but oh okay!

@Juno231 well it's taken an interesting rise again today that's all I'm going to say!

Been busy at work and OH car that's actually mine was supposed to go for mot today and he's been totally useless at fitting the parts needed for it to pass and has infact found more things that I need to buy and what with Christmas and Everutning I'm going to have to cancel the mot tomorrow and ferry him to work. So pee'd off tonight ! I've nearly cried numerous times todag and can see a cry in the shower later happening !

@Juno231 ooh sounds like good progress then, exciting 😃
Yeah pretty zen. Ov was yesterday so pointless tww starts again 😂 just waiting for our second referral to come through. The one from the urologist. She's sent it off as the letter came through yesterday that she cc'd us into. Good you've mentally taken a step back but still trying, could be what does it for you!

Hi would i be ok to join the group. 1st month TTC 14dpo and AF due today and am honestly feeing like shit, apologises for the swears. I'm sorry for being negative but I just need to get that out

Hi all I'm back on the bus. I suddenly started bleeding very heavily - not at all how my period usually starts (usually a few days of spotting first) and more painful too. Given how unwell I was feeling I'm guessing it was probably a false start / very early loss but I feel ok about it. Sad, but there were pros and cons to the timing and it's a relief to feel physically better, dizziness and nausea started lifting immediately and now I don't have to face the prospect of being seriously ill / in hospital for Christmas which realistically I probably would have been with the HG if I were pregnant. So back on the bus now for this month with you all!

@kalidasa oh no. I'm sorry to hear that. But yes, at least positive can be taken.

@Minster2012 I went to NY January but no snow luckily. It was bloody freezing though, never felt cold like it. I had 2 coats on, a hat, the lot. Definitely not good for hanging about outside in @Newbie0818.

Omg. This was on that aibu post of things you don't know. 🤣 Clearly they haven't met us!

@lucyrp urghhh sounds a nightmare!! I wish I didn't have a car sometimes because of how much they cost!! A shower cry always makes me feel better!

@kalidasa so sorry to hear that! But at least you're taking positives from it! Onwards and upwards!x

@DOB78 welcome!! You're also free to rant here x

Had a very chilled Sunday, OH was working so I got a lovely lie in after he'd left, had a brew in bed whilst ordering some outfits for over Xmas, wrapped a few presents, went for a lovely walk through the park with OH and the dogs after they'd got home from work, then went to my mums for a roast! Just settling down on the sofa now with a hot chocolate!

Wow you ladies are putting me off NY already 😂
Jokes. Still excited.

@Vil10 ooo what outfits did you order for over Christmas ? I've been searching for a dress to wear Christmas Day but can't find one I like ! Don't buy a mini that's all I'm going to say!

[quote Juno231]@DJmum83 tbh I think it could be either! Your temp shift starts after Friday but a big dip like that could be ovulation. It's giving you dotted crosshairs though because it's unsure as you've been logging fertile CM after ovulation when it should have stopped after ovulation.

@lucyrp fingers crossed that rhr dip was an implantation dip!

@Minster2012 there's only shameful good here![/quote]
Thanks @Juno231 I'm going to go with the Thursday only because that makes me more dpo 😂😂 don't have the crosshairs now as CM has changed tonight.

Thanks for your help with this?
Should I continue to take my temp until Af turns up or can you stop now that ovulation has been detected.

Hope you have had a good weekend xxx

@DJmum83 you should continue to take your temp throughout the whole cycle x

@DJmum83 you can stop once ovulation confirmed though some women continue to temp because it can give you some clues re conception -- for instance if the temp drops below the cover line shortly before your period is due you are unlikely to be pregnant, whereas if it shifts higher rather than lower at the very end of your cycle that can be a good sign. But equally not obsessing too much about all these things can also be helpful so it's up to you.

Evening everybody.

Very productive Sunday for me had the best sleep ever as my auntie took the kids last night. Youngest is a terrible sleeper, I slept from 8 last night until 9.30am really needed that sleep been years since I slept like that.
Gutted the house, all Christmas decorations up and wrapped all presents.
Love being organised.

Have always wanted to go to New York, hope you have the best time.

I'm a carer so I'm working over Christmas and New year, managed to get Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off but working the rest.

@Juno231 sounds exciting renovating a house have always wanted to do that. Will be lovely putting your own stamp on it.

@Minster2012 how's your day been?

Hope everybody else has had a good Sunday xx

[quote lucyrp]@DJmum83 you should continue to take your temp throughout the whole cycle x[/quote]
Thank you xx

@kalidasa
Thanks that's a great help. Think I'll keep taking it until AF shows up.
I'm not charting next month or doing OPK as I'm finding it so stressful and it's having an affect on hubby performing so going to relax next month. Xx